July 19, 2013, 10:35AM

Do you think that Jefferson Parish should be liable for $400,000 cost of the fire? Or did parish officials do the right thing by holding back first responders due to possibly unsafe conditions brought on by Hurricane Gustav? Full story »

July 18, 2013, 9:59PM

The grandmother and several family members of 6-year-old Ahlittia North joined a Baptist congregation in Gretna on Thursday, in a prayer vigil for the child who vanished from her home last weekend, and was found dead three days later. Ahlittia's grandmother, Rena Johnson, with whom Ahlittia lived with while attending kindergarten in Donaldsonville, and several family members arrived at... Full story »

July 18, 2013, 6:15PM

The Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn federal district and appeals court rulings that allow the St. Joseph Abbey monks to sell their hand-crafted caskets from their St. Tammany Parish monastery near Covington. In a 37-page petition filed Wednesday, the funeral directors said the high court should step in because... Full story »

July 18, 2013, 6:00PM

The owner of two Slidell tax preparation businesses was hit Thursday with a 13-count indictment that includes charges of helping prepare false tax documents and submitting fraudulent tax records to support claims that one of his firms lost nearly $1 million due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. John Labee, 35, was charged... Full story »

July 18, 2013, 5:54PM

Funeral services for Ahlittia North, the 6-year-old girl found murdered in Harvey, will be held Monday in Donaldsonville. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Smoke Bend, 35058 Louisiana 1, according to relatives. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. A repast will be held after the services at Donaldsonville Primary School, 38210 Louisiana 3089,... Full story »

July 18, 2013, 5:34PM

The NOPD has issued arrest warrants for two women accused of pepper spraying a man they met in the French Quarter and running off with his wallet. Police say that Alicia Marie Ford, 29, and Taneal Brishay Miller, 21 left their identification behind when they attempted to flee the scene. According to police reports, the two women met the... Full story »

July 18, 2013, 5:31PM

Authorities arrested a Harvey man wanted since March in connection with the alleged rape of two girls. Jonathan Washington, 26, was also booked Tuesday on drug and gun charges after investigators found marijuana and stolen firearms at his residence, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report. Washington is accused of raping two girls, ages 6 and 13,... Full story »

July 18, 2013, 2:35PM

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrested an Avondale man accused of inappropriately touching a 7-year-old girl. Jose Vega, 20, was booked Tuesday with sexual battery, according to an arrest report. Vega is accused of touching the girl on several occasions at a residence in Metairie, according to Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office. The abuse came to... Full story »

July 18, 2013, 12:50PM

Authorities on Wednesday arrested a Terrytown man accused of distributing child pornography. Shane Joseph Gainey, 33, of 2117 S. Glencoe Lane, was taken into custody after an investigation by the state attorney general's High Technology Crime Unit, according to Amanda Larkins, spokeswoman for the agency. Few details about the case were available Thursday. What is known is that the... Full story »